The 86th Academy Awards took place live from The Dolby Theater in Hollywood on Sunday, March 2nd. The show was hosted by Ellen DeGeneres. Actor and musician Jared Leto won the award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Leto won the award for his work in "Dallas Buyers Club". In the movie he portrays as Rayon, a transgender who has aids. This is his first nomination and win.

Leto stated in his accepted speech "Incredible. Ellen, I love you. To my fellow nominees, I’m so proud to share this journey with you. I’m in awe and have so much respect for you all. To the Academy, thank you. In 1971, Bossier City, Louisiana, there was a teenage girl who was pregnant with her second child. She was a high school dropout and a single mom, but somehow she managed to make a better life for herself and her children. She encouraged her kids to be creative, to work hard and to do something special. That girl is my mother and she’s here tonight. And I just want to say, I love you, Mom. Thank you for teaching me to dream. To my brother, Shannon, the best big brother in the world, you’re a true artist. Thank you so much for sharing this insane and amazing adventure that is 30 Seconds to Mars, and for being my best friend. I love you. Thank you.

Leto then made mentioned of all the dreamers out there in places like the Ukraine and Venezuela, thanked some people who helped get him there and then closed his speech with "And this for the 36 million people who have lost the battle to AIDS and to those of you out there who have ever felt injustice because of who you are or who you love, tonight I stand here in front of the world with you and for you. Thank you so much and goodnight."

"Dallas Buyers Club" is Leto's first movie role in 6 years. He filmed "Mr. Nobody" in 2008 and the movie was released in 2009. Leto has been spending the past few years touring with his band Thirty Seconds To Mars which consists of his brother Shannon Leto and Tomo Milicevic. The band is currently on tour in support of their fourth studio album" Love Lust Faith + Dreams". The album debuted at #6 on the Billboard 200 chart in May. Their current single “City Of Angels” is on the modern rock charts. The band has sold over five million albums worldwide and the band’s videos have more than 300 million views on YouTube.

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Belinda Thomas has been a huge music lover since the age of 8. She has been involved in the music business since 1992, working with labels (EMI, Atlantic Records), live clubs (House Of Blues) and Public Relations forming Entermedia Music. Contact Belinda here.